'You shall be trusted for judging.

If he is your friend, he is my friend.

I have missed the sight of our boy.

You heard I was at Esslemont ?' 'I heard from Madge!' 'It is positive you must return to Croridge ?' 'I must be with my brother, yes.' 'Your ladyship will permit me to conduct you.' Her head assented.

There was nothing to complain of, but he had not gained a step.
The rule is, that when we have yielded initiative to a woman, we are unable to recover it without uncivil bluster.